solar power | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 8
Qatar Organizing Solar Power Summit
Speakers from Qatar’s leading companies and industry experts will highlight the various initiatives undertaken to promote solar energy in the country at an upcoming energy summit in Doha, Qatar. Power Qatar Summit 201...
Global Alternative Energy Firms Flocking to Egypt
Some 10 global firms operating in alternative energy have put in requests to obtain licensing to run renewable energy projects in Egypt, the head of Electric Utility and Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency Dr. Hafez...
Orders Coming in for Dubai Solar Park’s Second Phase
First Solar said it has signed an agreement to supply its photovoltaic (PV) modules to power the 200 megawatt (MW) AC second phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai, UAE. First Solar is a leadi...
Solar Station to Power Tourist Resort for $2.5 Mn
The Egyptian Resorts Company (ERC) signed a 27-year contract with KarmSolar company to construct a 2 MW solar station with investments amounting to $2.5 mn, the tourism company announced Sunday. The solar station will...
Abu Dhabi Fund Loans Mali $90.6 Mn for Optimal Solar Project
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) recently signed a Dh33 million ($90.6 million) loan agreement with the Government of Mali to finance a hybrid solar energy project in Mali. The signing ceremony was held at the AD...
Dubai’s Access Infra to Launch Power Projects in 17 African Countries
Access Infra Africa, a Dubai-based company, will launch what it says will be Africa’s largest privately-owned solar plant in Uganda this year, part of plans to develop electricity projects in 17 African countries, mai...
Saudi and Kuwait Entering the Global Solar Contest
To hear the oil ministers of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait talk about it this week, the race to develop massive solar power arrays in the world’s sunniest nations is nearly as important as the current battle for oil m...
Russian Auctions Tycoon Moving into Solar Power
Billionaire Viktor Vekselberg is out to prove that solar has a place in Russia, the world’s largest exporter of oil and gas. Hevel Solar, a venture between Vekselberg’s Renova and OAO Rusnano, plans 22.5 billion ruble...
